The transportation of America as a nation was actually built on railroads and rivers. A “National Road” stretching from Maryland to Missouri had been constructed in 1815, but after the advent of the steam locomotive it saw little use and fell into disrepair. By 1919 America nothing in the...

  Civil engineering is one branch of the engineering profession, and is concerned with the understanding development of structures meant for public use.   Civil engineering is one of the oldest of the engineering professions. Ancient feats such as the building of the Egyptian pyramids...